Fantôme Blanche

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

750 ml capped and corked bottle generously shared by beastiefan2k. Pour is a light hazed yellow golden with a one inch white head that falls really fast. Aroma is big and brightly citrus and acidic yeast along with an herbal element that is hard to define (Eugene said sage, maybe - it is earthy and bright). I get a hint of grass in the back, maybe coriander (power of suggestion with a Wit perhaps?). Taste is the really brightly citrus acidic elemnt of the nose, though its an acidic minerally citrus, not a fruit citrus taste. Following the initial shock, there is a great dry leathery taste, followed by the grass and straw of the nose. Palate is medium, oily a bit, with lighter carbonation. Aftertaste is the yeast and citric nature. As alway with Fantome interesting, weird and completely fun to try. Thanks for sharing Eugene.

75cl Bottle at a tasting. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Aroma of bitter grapefruits, some pineapple, very fruity. Flavour stays a bit behind, is light sweet, some honey, grapefruit, light bitter and dry finish. Light to medium bodied. Very refreshing.

Bottle 75cl. @ The Danish Summer Gathering Tasting, TSODRBSG09.
Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, moderate to heavy spicy, porse, peppery. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and spicy - porse - peppery bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090822]

Thanks be to Solan. This quickly became one of my favorite Fantome brews. Suprising. Tart and funky with more of everything I would want from a typical Belgian White, and then some. Delicious.

Bottle, 75cl. Thx to some kind soul bringing it to the Danish summer gathering. It’s a clear, pale golden beer with a small, white head. Pale malts and citrus on the nose, with a fine touch of something reminiscent of myrica gale and pepper. The flavor has even more of it, balancing it with pale malts and some citrus notes. Pale malts and myrica gale in the finish. Medium body with a nice level of carbonation. Really clever use of ingredients. 090822

Bottle. [thanks Søren & Feldthaus]
Pours muddy yellow with a fine, creamy, white, staying head. Aroma is sweet, malty, grainy, wheat, light brett and lovely citric. Medium carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is sweet, light tartness, astringent lemon, fine sweet wheat and a lovely finishing dryness. Very good for a 4 % beer.

750ml bottle, courtesy SoLan. This one had some age on it, probably at least 3-4 years. Pours a hazy, glowing, yellowish-golden color. A small, foamy, snow white head leaves a sudsy wash and random spots of lacing in its wake. The aroma shows some acidic lemon, white pepper, and coriander, all over a soft wheat grain malt base. Flavors are again quite tart and citric, very lemony, with the signature, slightly minty Fantôme yeast proving to be a nice compliment. The peppery spice and lemongrass offer a nice, zesty bright spot. Light bodied, crisp, and acidic, the moderate carbonation distributes the citrus notes well, but finishes slightly astringent. It’s not my favorite Fantôme by any means, but it is a unique, highly sessionable summertime brew.

October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown courtesy of Solan. Pours golden, white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, grassy lemongrass hops. Flavor, lots of lemongrass, yeast, medium carbonation, grassy hops, hints of citrus with yeasty finish.